A new literary genre offering escape and insight has sprung up
Some are epic tales of the ancient kings who battled to rule Britain. Others are books about bakers in abandoned northern towns or novels about mild-mannered fascists in 1930s rural England. As works of fiction go, they do not seem to have much in common – but together, they represent the growth of a subtle and complex new movement in contemporary British literature: Brexlit.
Brexlit is uniting literary authors across genres, settings and sales brackets. And unlike nonfiction about Brexit, it offers escape as well as insight: an opportunity to understand the nuances of Britain’s decision to leave the EU in a fictional world where, possibly, no such vote has ever taken place.
When people feel they have no voice and no agency, they will find a way to take some
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